There’s a reason press in First Amendment

The Founding Fathers of this nation thought that it was so important they put it in the First Amendment of the Constitution: Freedom of the press. They are supposed to be the guardians of the Republic, defenders of the truth, and champions of the people.

The Founding Fathers of this nation thought that it was so important they put it in the First Amendment of the Constitution: Freedom of the press. They are supposed to be the guardians of the Republic, defenders of the truth, and champions of the people.

It seems, however, that we, the people, have been deceived and betrayed by some of the guardians of our freedoms. The truth is the American people know that some of the media are biased; and the media donít even try to hide it anymore.

Nowhere else is it more evident than in politics ó itís when the press is the power behind the throne, the king-makers for the left-of-center candidate of their choice.

To be sure, a media outlet can endorse a candidate, which is fine; being in bed with said candidate is not.

Iíd remind the media that itís not their job to doctor video tapes; to report things out of context; to not report stories at all as though they never happened; or to report an untrue story and then, days later, recant it on page 33 knowing it will not be read by those who read the original article.

Hard news should not be about a reporterís opinions or a newspaperís opinion or a TV-news readerís opinion. Each type of media has its own places for opinions, and that is where opinions should stay.

The news media should not take money to print stories from anyone ó especially foreign governments who what to look good to the American people, or government agencies such as the CIA or a candidate ó all of which have been done in the past.

There are some very good reporters out there and we, the people, count on them to help us out by just telling the truth. Each story should have the facts checked as well as its sources ó and, have more than one source on a story. Then write, tell or post the story without bias. By doing so, those reporters and news outlets bring honor to themselves and their profession ó a profession that needs some honor restored right now.